Four active duty Fort Riley soldiers in uniform and a reserve police officer from a central Kansas community were arrested Saturday in Greensburg for looting.

Gale Rose, Staff writer

Four active duty Fort Riley soldiers in uniform and a reserve police officer from a central Kansas community were arrested Saturday in Greensburg for looting.

The five were arrested between 11 p.m. and midnight as they robbed what was left of a Dillon’s grocery store in Greensburg that was destroyed by a tornado Friday night, said Sharon Watson, director of public affairs for the Kansas Adjutant General’s office.

The soldiers were not part of the units assigned to the disaster site. The troops helping with the relief efforts are from the National Guard. No regular Army units are assigned to the disaster site.

“We never use active Army in a state mission,” Watson said. “The only soldiers here are National Guard.”

In a separate incident on Sunday, two individuals wearing Red Cross jackets also were arrested for looting. The individuals arrested were not associated with the Red Cross but were pretending to be Red Cross workers, Watson said.

All seven were taken to the Pratt County Jail, and no bond has been posted. No identity information is available at this time, and no one had been charged as of Monday afternoon.